Usage examples of "cockamamie" in English with translation to Russian

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What, you thought you were fooling me with that cockamamie story about a butterfly and a bird? Вы думали, что одурачили меня своими абсурдными историями о бабочке и птичке?
Big top hat, a cockamamie flute in one hand and Solitaire in the other. Большая шляпа, дурацкая флейта в одной руке, и Солитер - в другой.
But in 2007, I got the cockamamie idea to hand-draw each valentine for everyone on my mailing list. Но в 2007-м году у меня возникла идиотская мысль нарисовать отдельную валентинку для каждого из списка моих адресатов.
As cockamamie as it may sound, a dark-haired, bloodthirsty, age-defying vixen creates a reasonable doubt that at least one idiot juror will buy into. Это может прозвучать смехотворно, но темноволосая, кровожадная, не стареющая мегера может вызвать разумные сомнения, на которые купится хотя бы один тупоголовый присяжный.
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